Drawing on the knowledge and expertise of an international team of influential and respected editors, contributors, and advisors, Anti-Racist Medicine: An Essential Guide to Advancing Equity in Medical Education, Research, Technology, Policy, and Practice provides an up-to-date, evidence-based resource for guidance in this challenging area. This first-of-its-kind textbook addresses increasingly important questions associated with race, ethnicity, and medicine-specifically designed for those in medical education, leadership, research, and practice-in one accessible, practical, and objective resource.
- Provides up-to-date coverage divided into three major sections: Background and Theoretical Foundations (historical, scientific, and wider societal perspectives); Racism in Medicine (clinical care, education, and workforce); and practical considerations for Delivering Anti-Racist Healthcare (leadership, medical workforce, clinical care, research, and technology)
- Covers key topics such as cultural humility, intersectionality, active bystander training, international medical graduates, climate change, migrant health, the NHS 10-year plan, artificial intelligence, and much more
- Contains numerous case studies to reinforce key points and aid application to common clinical scenarios
- Includes the latest evidence-base references throughout, and offers a blueprint for future curriculum for medical students and health professions
- Offers concise, real-world guidance appropriate for medical educators, healthcare leaders, students, and early career stage doctors and health professionals
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Table of Contents
Part A Background and Theoretical FoundationsSECTION 1 What is Race?
1. Origins
2. Genetics
3. Physiology
4. Skin
5. Pathology
6. Pharmacogenomics
SECTION 2 History of Racism in Medicine
7. Knowledge
8. Research
9. Clinical Practice
SECTION 3 Racism, Society and Health
10. Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United Kingdom
11. Socioeconomic Deprivation and Racism
12. Eugenics
13. Climate Change
14. Culture, Religion, and Health
15. Migrant Health
16. Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Communities
17. Intersectionality
18. Health Impacts of Racism
19. Racial Discrimination and the Law
Part B Racism in Medicine
SECTION 4 Clinical Care
20. Adult Medicine and Surgery
21. Sexual and Reproductive Health
22. Children and Young People
23. COVID-19
24. Mental Health
SECTION 5 Medical Education and Workforce
25. Medical School: Admission and Progress
26. Workforce and Leadership
Part C Delivering Anti-Racist Healthcare
SECTION 6 Leadership
27. Recruitment, Staff Development, and Leadership
28. Committees and Networks
SECTION 7 Medical Education
29. Curriculum
30. Assessments
31. Supporting Medical Students and Applicants
SECTION 8 Medical Workforce
32. Disciplinary Action and Professional Investigation
33. International Medical Graduates
34. Cultural and Religious Needs in the Workplace
35. Racist Encounters
36. Active Bystander Training
SECTION 9 Clinical Care
37. Cultural Humility and Relationship-Centred Care
38. Diagnostic and Treatment Decisions
39. Public Health and Delivery of NHS Services
40. Interpreting and Translation Services
SECTION 10 Research and Technology
41. Research and Technology Prioritisation
42. Research Participation
43. Artificial Intelligence
44. Racist Historical Scientific Records
